单词 | hurly-burly |
释义 | hurly-burly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhurly-burlyhur‧ly-bur‧ly /ˈhɜːli ˌbɜːli $ ˌhɜːrli ˈbɜːrli/ noun [uncountable]LOUD/NOISYa lot of busy noisy activity the hurly-burly of city lifeExamples from the Corpushurly-burly• We must not allow all these important objectives to be imperiled during the hurly-burly of budget negotiations.• There was a swift unromantic transition from the warm enclosed world of the aircraft to the hurly-burly of the airport.Origin hurly-burly (1500-1600) Probably from hurl |
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